Policing and Punishing Childhood

"Collateral Consequences" of the Criminal Legal System: An Overview

Access to Education Creates Safety

Interacting with the police, being arrested, or spending time behind bars make it more difficult for a person to get a quality education and access to opportunity. If we care about improving opportunity—and public safety—through education, we must consider shrinking the criminal legal system itself.

Strong Social Ties Increase Safety

It turns out relationships are everything.

Generational Harm

Children and families are the "hidden victims" of the legal system.